Top Railroads Holding Companies with Recent Private M&A Activity

278

Active Firms

6,982

TTM Deal Inquiries

$4M-$19M

Core Revenue Range

$900K-$4M

Core EBITDA Range

Top States by Activity

California 14%

Florida 13%

Texas 10%

New York 6%

New Jersey 4%

Key Attributes

Focus: Long-Term Ownership | Capital Source: Committed Capital | Operating Approach: Buy & Hold

ReNEW Partners

3 Total Closed Deals

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We aren't your typical private equity or search fund. We use our operational know-how to build businesses for the long term. A Family of enduring businesses working together to provide next-gen services to the industries you've tirelessly served in the past. A Team with a proven track record of successfully scaling and growing businesses for the long term. We Invest in Great Family Owned Businesses That Care What Happens Next. Our mission is to provide the future your company deserves. We understand it's not easy to sell the business you've built. ReNEW Partners can help you to preserve your…

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Jul 2023 Acquired Absolute Machine and Tooling
Apr 2023 Acquired Textile Industrial Welding
May 2020 Acquired Energy Assurance

Discomfort LLC

3 Total Closed Deals

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Discomfort LLC, The Miller Family Office, is a Winter Park, FL based family office focused on opportunistic investment opportunities. We believe most great investments begin from a place of discomfort. Today, we are invested in the new car automotive retail and real estate industries.

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Sep 2022 Acquired MZ Chevrolet
Jul 2021 Acquired Advantage GMC of Adel
Jun 2020 Acquired Advantage Rent a Car

Gallery Company

2 Total Closed Deals

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The Gallery Company is a group of companies committed to transforming service industry practices.The gallery company is an Indianapolis-based, family-owned company comprised of 4 unique divisions driven by a shared goal: to provide unparalleled workmanship and outstanding customer service.to provide unparalleled workmanship and outstanding customer service."Our mission is to be recognized as a group of effective companies with integrated communication. We offer effective solutions to our customers in the segments of construction, skilled labor, and facility maintenance.

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Aug 2026 Acquired Confidential Company
Sep 2025 Acquired Confidential Company

Blue Ridge Succession Fund

2 Total Closed Deals

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Blue Ridge Succession Fund is a holding company that invests and partners with family-owned businesses in the Southeast.We aim to partner with well-run, family-owned businesses in the Southeast with consistent, annual operating net income of $400K to $3M and the following characteristics:Ownership interested in retirement, succession, or liquidityStable & diversified client baseHistory of reliable, positive cash flowMinority or majority buyoutsJosh & Joe fortuitously met at Emory's Goizueta Business School in May 2016. They spent time forming a friendship in…

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Aug 2023 Acquired Blue Ridge Automotive
Aug 2023 Acquired Crawl Space Medic

High Aspect Holdings

2 Total Closed Deals

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High Aspect Holdings is a personal holding company focused on acquiring and operating small to medium sized businesses in the North Texas area. With 11-years experience as a Fighter Pilot and 6-years as a CEO, I drive the businesses I acquire to establish solid processes, de-risk, and grow. I am passionate about the people and teams I lead and am proud of the "Best Places to Work" awards my businesses have received over the years. I've been most successful acquiring businesses from retiring founders who care about their people and want the next leader to steward their business to the next…

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May 2021 Acquired My Boot Store
Nov 2016 Acquired Work Wear Safety

Obran Cooperative

2 Total Closed Deals

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Obran is a worker-owned cooperative conglomerate corporation. We exist to grow profitable, useful, and impactful businesses that serve our members, customers, and communities. Our business is comprised of sector strategies designed to leverage our unique cooperative advantage.

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Jul 2022 Acquired Physicians Choice Home Healthcare
Mar 2022 Acquired Courier Corporation of Hawaii

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Warner Property Co Ltd

2 Total Closed Deals

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Searching via this entity, but own / control multiple companies. One owns single tenant net leased properties, one builds and operates car washes (express tunnel, in-bay and self-serve), one is a software company providing a B2C platform in the aging / senior care space. Multiple transactions closed in both the software and land / car wash space.

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Jun 2023 Acquired Confidential Company
Mar 2023 Acquired Confidential Company

Maize Holdings, LLC

2 Total Closed Deals

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Maize Holdings is a private fund seeking minority investments and acquisition opportunities in healthcare, B2B, and retail-focused enterprises. Ideal investments will have a strong track record of profitability, an experienced management team, and a defined plan for growth. Currently targeting opportunities in Colorado and the Mountain West. Financing for investments is intended to be a mix of debt and equity with a modest LTV. Patrick Burke has closed one minority equity investment and one growth capital investment in venture-stage companies. He sources and closes M&A deals in…

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Jun 2021 Invested in Privately Held
Sep 2018 Invested in Privately Held

ClearPath Partners, LLC

1 Total Closed Deal

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ClearPath Partners, LLC seeks a business in light industrial manufacturing or service industry with $500,000 to $2.0M in consistent annual EBITDA. Our target geography is in the Southwest, preferably Southern California or Arizona. We’re seeking an owner would like immediate partial or full liquidity of their enterprise. Clearpath's intent is to drive sustainable near term growth in revenues and profitability through collaborative engagement with current ownership. Our aim is take something very good and help to make it great. John Dalton lives with his wife Lisa of 24 years in Yorba…

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Aug 2021 Acquired Gooch Pool Plastering and Repair

SCW Capital LLC

1 Total Closed Deal

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SCW Capital LLC is an investment firm targeting 0-3 deals per year for majority ownership backing high caliber leadership replacing retiring or otherwise otherwise forced-to-sell existing owners. We plan to hold these companies indefinitely with a focus on improving and standardizing operations and marketing.

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Sep 2023 Acquired New Image Leasing

Cronstedt Family Office

1 Total Closed Deal

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Jonathan Cronstedt, also known as JCron, is an investor, advisor and author. JCron is a Board Director at Kajabi, a knowledge commerce platform. Prior to Kajabi where he was president from 2016 to 2021, JCron held executive leadership positions for SaaS, mortgage finance, digital publishing, and direct sales. Jonathan has also served as the CEO of Digital Marketer and is currently a Managing Partner with APEX Equity.

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Nov 2022 Advised Vibely in its sale to Kajabi

ConceptsMP

1 Total Closed Deal

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Our company works as a holding company to acquire small to medium businesses. We have acquired an e-commerce brand in the past and are now ready to expand to the second acquisition. We are mostly interested in stable and solidified business with steady SDE. Our areas of expertise include marketing, product development, finance, and operations.

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Nov 2022 Acquired Dynamic Laser

Schaker Holdings LLC

1 Total Closed Deal

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We are a privately held investment company, with both direct and indirect investments. Occasionally, we will accept an advisory assignment.When investing directly, we can be a principal investor, or act as an independent sponsor. Our investment activities are typically tied to our involvement as an active board member, operating partner, or senior advisor.We are internationally active with a diversified portfolio in farming, manufacturing, financial services and real estate development.

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Nov 2016 Advised Growth Capital for Juniper Glass PLC (Ethiopia), a Roha Africa Holdings LLC company on an investment from Consol Glass Proprietary Limited (RSA), Development Bank of Ethiopia

Pomerado Technologies

1 Total Closed Deal

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Pomerado Technologies is a holding company that was started in late 2021 after the successful sale of our previous company. Our founders are career defense industry executives with a long track record of success building and growing defense companies. We are currently looking for small to mid sized companies to add to our portfolio.

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Jan 2022 Acquired Storage Strategies, Inc

Siro Holdings

1 Total Closed Deal

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I’m the owner of Siro Holdings, a holding company that buys, builds, and grows digital media brands (basically content websites or blogs, similar to the one you’re on right now!)We focus on websites that have existing search engine traffic, plenty of backlinks, and opportunities to increase traffic and revenue. We primarily buy websites monetized with display ads, but we’re also doing more affiliate marketing, digital product sales, lead generation, and experimenting with newsletters.Our current portfolio includes 5 content websites. Our websites received over 5M pageviews and had 20M+…

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Sep 2023 Acquired Confidential Company

Pacific Nova Holdings

1 Total Closed Deal

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Pacific Nova Holdings is a holding company that is acquiring 3PL's, Warehouses, Distribution, and Manufacturing companies. We are looking to partner with owners who are looking for an exit plan. We are looking for companies that are in the $1m-$50 range in the United States and Canada.

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Sep 2022 Assisted Confidential Company in securing debt financing from Confidential Company

AB Committed Capital

1 Total Closed Deal

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AB Committed Capital, (“ABComCap”) is a private investment company that will acquire a medium sized business in the Southeast US. Our team will take an active management role in the business, working with the former owners to preserve their legacy and transition the company in an orderly way. ABComCap is committed to doing well and doing right. We are a team of professionals that will continue to run and grow your business with as much thought, effort and success as you have done. ABComCap is backed by multiple family offices that have been built by succesful operators, owning…

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Dec 2022 Advised ProSomnus (NAS: OSA) in its sale to Lakeshore Acquisition Corp (NAS: LAAA)

SJW Partners

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SJW Partners is the private investment group and family office of Steve Weiss, specializing in the acquisition of real-estate assets, private middle-market growth focused companies, and other unique alternative investments. Our investment strategy focuses on allocating capital to high-potential asset classes in sectors with favorable market dynamics, strong competitive positioning, and attractive growth prospects. Through rigorous due diligence and a successful track-record as operators, we identify opportunities where our capital and support can act as a catalyst for transformative growth.

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N2439B Associates

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N2439B Associates is a private investment firm focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. We partner with exceptional companies seeking the next stage of growth. Post acquisition, we work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders.

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Aurora Capital, LLC

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Side car investor with large SFO. We source and underwrite investments for the SFO, which currently controls investments valued at approximately $2 billion.

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Firms in the Railroads Holding Companies directory are ordered based on recent deal activity on Axial. The default order reflects observed market signals rather than a subjective ranking of firm quality.

Each profile provides information about the firm’s areas of focus, transaction criteria, and relevant activity on Axial’s M&A platform. Together, these details provide a clearer view of where a firm is active and the types of companies and opportunities most relevant for it.

Based on activity on Axial’s M&A platform, the core revenue range for Railroads Holding Companies is $4M-$19M, with a core EBITDA range of $900K-$4M. Company size can be an important indicator of fit, as firms often concentrate their experience, resources, and transaction activity within particular segments of the market.

Relevant Industrials experience can be an important consideration when evaluating a firm. Familiarity with the sector can provide a stronger understanding of its business models, market dynamics, valuation considerations, and transaction environment. The 278 firms included in this directory provide a starting point for identifying firms with relevant experience and activity in Industrials.

Not necessarily. Many firms are active across multiple industries, so inclusion in the Railroads Holding Companies directory reflects relevant experience or activity in Industrials, rather than an exclusive sector focus. Individual profiles provide additional context on each firm’s areas of focus and activity within the sector.

When comparing Holding Companies with experience in Industrials, consider factors such as size range, geographic reach, and recent transaction activity. These characteristics vary across the 278 firms included in the directory and can help identify firms that align with your needs.

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